Headlight indicator



March 4 1924a mwmi J. A CAMPBELL HEADLIGHT INDICATOR Filed Jan. 8, 1925Patented Mar. 4, i924.

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' eant JOHN A. CAMPBELL, OF CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS HEADLIGHT INDICATOR.

Application filed January 8, 1923. Serial no. 611,407.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Join: A. CAMPBELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Carbondale, in the county of Jackson and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in HeadlightIndicators; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable I others skilledin the art to which it apper- With the foregoing in view, the inventionresides in the novel subject matter hereinaf- 5 ter described andclaimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanyingdrawings.

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through an automobile headlightshowing the application of my invention to the headlight rim.

Figure 2 is a side elevation partly in section of the attachment.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but shown] a different form ofconstruction.

In igs. 1 and 2- of the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a bolt havinga. head 2 on one end and a nut 3 on its other end. A reflector 4 havingits reflecting surface facing the nut 3, is provided with a centralopening receiving the bolt and contacting with the inner side of thebolt head 2, said reflector being preferably although not necessarily ofsubstantially concavo-convex form. preferably a sphere of colored glassis provided with a central opening receiving the bolt 1 and the frontportion of said body 5 is covered by the reflector 4. As indicated, therear (portion of the body 5 is preferably checkere A body of translucentmaterial 5,.

A spacing sleeve 6 surrounds the bolt 1 between the body 5 and the nut 3and is adapted to space the body and the reflector 4 in advance of therim ofa headlight, when the bolt is passed through an opening in this{Tim and the nut 3 applied, as shown in By employing the constructionshown and 4 described or a similar construction, when the headlight isdimly illuminated, the light therefrom will illuminate the translucentbodfy 5, due to the provision of the reflecting sur ace at the frontside of the lens. Thus, the driver can readily ascertain-the conditionofthe headlights. t

It will be obvious that the reflector 4 and the body 5 ma be of anydesired configuration and in a disk of colored glass 5 mounted on thebolt 1 in contact with the rear edge of the reflector 4. Thisconstruction will operate in the same manner as that above describedandequall as advantageously.

As excel ent results may be obtained from the details disclosed, theymay be followed if desired. It is to be understood however that thepresent disclosure is for illustrative purposes only and that within thescope of the inventionas claimed, numerous changes maly be made. Iclaim:

1. A headlight indicator comprising stem adapted to be secured to and toextend forwardly from a headlight casing, a reflector carried by saidstem and adapted to be spaced thereby in front of the headlight,

ig. 3, I have shown merely and a translucent body mounted on the stem atthe rear side of said reflector to diffuse the rays of 1i ht reflectedtherefrom.

2. A headlight indicator com rising a stem adapted to be connected to anto extend forwardly from a headlight casing, a rearwardly facingreflector mounted on the front Q l I -1,e,on

other end, a reflector facing the nut and said body and mid nut, saidsleeve being having an opening receiving said bolt, said intended tospaoe said body forwardly from reflector being in contactwith the bolthead, a headlight rim-throughswhich the bolt is 10.

a translucent body having an opening repassed. v

5 ceiving the bolt, said body contacting with 'In'testimony whereof Ihave hereunto afthe rearportion of said reflector, and a; fixed mysignature, i t

spaoingsleeve surrounding the bolt between -1-.- 1 J0

